I felt the same way. But that still doesn’t excuse him from his actions. He lost my respect on February 5, 2003 and nothing he can ever do will help fix that. In any conflict, your fate will depend on your action. Do not destroy oil wells, a source of wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people. Do not obey any command to use weapons of mass destruction against anyone, including the Iraqi people. War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, “I was just following orders.” George Bush speaking directly to the Iraqi people during a national address, 2003–03-17